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davis has more. >> reporter: in the shadow of the pentagon, under bright and sunny skies, they joined 200 families to remember a day 9 years ago from the world as we knew it was forever changed. >> on a day like, this the calm september morning was shattered by the worst act of terrorism in the nation's history. >> reporter: the president laid a wreath in memory. he didn't mention the controversies swirling around the plan or the florida pastor who had planned to burn the q'uran, he did appeal to the nation to honor the memory of those killed on september 11th by valuing diversity and tolerance. >> we are not and never will be at war with islam and that was not a religion that attacked us, it was al qaeda. >> reporter: they search for the bench inscribed with the name of the loved one and that is where the personal and private remembrances take place. >> when i come here, i feel happy because i realize that people are coming here and remembering. >> reporter: rebecca was a teenager when her father who worked inside the pentagon was killed on september 11th. he feels a connection to hi
davis has more. >> reporter: in the shadow of the pentagon, under bright and sunny skies, they joined 200 families to remember a day 9 years ago from the world as we knew it was forever changed. >> on a day like, this the calm september morning was shattered by the worst act of terrorism in the nation's history. >> reporter: the president laid a wreath in memory. he didn't mention the controversies swirling around the plan or the florida pastor who had planned to burn the...
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as fox 5's jennifer davis reports the gender gap is the 14th higher in the country and higher than the national gap as well. >> reporter: women are celebrated at the dairy god mother in delray. >> thank you. >> they are working in all parts of the popular frozen custard shop which is owned by and named after a woman. >> i didn't think about it that way when i first started out. but yes, i am the dairy god mother. >> reporter: liz davis is proud to say there is no gender gap at her operation. but not shocked to hear there is a big one outside her store. >> i am not surprised at that gap. i think it will continue to improve and improve as time goes by. >> reporter: according to a new report women in virginia earn an average of 81 cents for every dollar that men earn. that difference is larger than in most other states. >> for the same job, they ought to get the same pay. >> reporter: but they don't. the commonwealth institute says the hourly wage gap between the sexes in virginia in 2008 was $3.59. for the merely median income that works out to a difference of nearly $16,000 a year. >> d
as fox 5's jennifer davis reports the gender gap is the 14th higher in the country and higher than the national gap as well. >> reporter: women are celebrated at the dairy god mother in delray. >> thank you. >> they are working in all parts of the popular frozen custard shop which is owned by and named after a woman. >> i didn't think about it that way when i first started out. but yes, i am the dairy god mother. >> reporter: liz davis is proud to say there is no...
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pushing congress to get it done and as jennifer davis reports, they're short on specific. >> reporter: the legal immigration system is as broken as the borders. >> reporter: in the first speech of his presidency, brama blamed political posturing for standing in the way of reforms. >> and under the pressures and partisanship, election-year, man of the senators who voted for reform in the past have new backed away from the previous support. >> reporter: republicans shot back that they care about fixing a broken immigration system and they don't think the president has all the answers. >> my constituents said do everything you can to secure the border first. it's our job to secure the boarder whether or not we end up passing a so-called comprehensive reform bill. >> yes, we did! >> reporter: the white house's move on immigration comes amidnationwide reaction to arizona's controversial new law set to go into effect this month requiring police to crack down on suspected illegal immigrants. the president said this is unenforceable and that change is needed at the republican level. the repub
pushing congress to get it done and as jennifer davis reports, they're short on specific. >> reporter: the legal immigration system is as broken as the borders. >> reporter: in the first speech of his presidency, brama blamed political posturing for standing in the way of reforms. >> and under the pressures and partisanship, election-year, man of the senators who voted for reform in the past have new backed away from the previous support. >> reporter: republicans shot...
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fox's jennifer davis is in cape cod where people say they're still bracing for the worst. >> reporter: even as earl continues to lose its strength, massachusetts governor says his state is preparing for a very serious storm. >> we've had them before and we'll have them again. >> reporter: after whipping the north carolina coastline with heavy wind and rain, earl may be weakening at a quicker pace than expected. warnings are in effect around cape cod as well as a popular summer vacation island spot of martha's vineyard and nantucket. >> we'll go out to a shelter that's been set up at the high school and assist them with snacks and drinks until we know exactly what's going to happen with the storm. >> reporter: the national hurricane center says most of earl's strong winds are expected to stay off cape cod, good news for those in the area. >> it can't be a big deal when i see all these other people out here. i. >> i mean if things happen, there's plenty of places to go around. i think we'll be okay. >> reporter: despite the impending storm shops and restaurants were pretty busy with tou
fox's jennifer davis is in cape cod where people say they're still bracing for the worst. >> reporter: even as earl continues to lose its strength, massachusetts governor says his state is preparing for a very serious storm. >> we've had them before and we'll have them again. >> reporter: after whipping the north carolina coastline with heavy wind and rain, earl may be weakening at a quicker pace than expected. warnings are in effect around cape cod as well as a popular summer...
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jennifer davis has more. >> reporter: the head of the food and drug administration saying the growing egg recall highlights the need for congress to pass legislation to give her more authority to prevent scars rather than react to them they can't order recalls, they are voluntary. >> it's hard being in a long- standing gap in fda authority. the legislation that congress is considering would give us that authority and other critical tools. >> reporter: so far, roughly half a billion eggs have been recalled following reports of 1,000 salmonella cases linked to tainted eggs from two iowa farms. they are rarely inspected by the federal government but the fda says new egg safety rules that went into effect in july after the current outbreak encourage them to do more testing. the fda investigation into the course of contamination could take months. the fda chief says avoid overeasy eggs. doctors say it's probably best to boil them. >> it's best to have the egg cooked firm. runny eggs are something you want to avoid. >> you can't tell if an egg is contaminated by its appearance alone. it wil
jennifer davis has more. >> reporter: the head of the food and drug administration saying the growing egg recall highlights the need for congress to pass legislation to give her more authority to prevent scars rather than react to them they can't order recalls, they are voluntary. >> it's hard being in a long- standing gap in fda authority. the legislation that congress is considering would give us that authority and other critical tools. >> reporter: so far, roughly half a...
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in upper marlboro, jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >>> the weather making it difficult for fire crews to get to a house fire that left one person dead this afternoon. that fire broke out around 1:30. it took ten minutes for firefighters to get there but it was too late for the victim inside. no one else was hurt and it is not yet known what caused that fire. >>> now to the recovery in haiti where the u.s. military stopped airlifting any more victims to the u.s. it's awful because of a sufficient over medical costs. the pentagon halted evacuations wednesday afr the governor of florida told the federal government his state can't afford to pay hospital costs. in haiti, doctors say 100 victims will die in the next day or two without the u.s. air lifts. >>> certainly not a disaster here at home but the weather is definitely presenting big challenges. especially if you're out on the road driving. >> sue will be coming back with an update on conditions and the rest of the forecast. >>> we'll show you how the district and country threw a going away part for tai shan. it's all on the other side o
in upper marlboro, jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >>> the weather making it difficult for fire crews to get to a house fire that left one person dead this afternoon. that fire broke out around 1:30. it took ten minutes for firefighters to get there but it was too late for the victim inside. no one else was hurt and it is not yet known what caused that fire. >>> now to the recovery in haiti where the u.s. military stopped airlifting any more victims to the u.s. it's awful because...
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jennifer davis is in l.a. with a look at how everything unfolded. >> reporter: more than 100,000 auditioned and wednesday night america narrowed it down to one. the new idol, a 24-year-old rocker who goes from selling paint to selling albums >> lee de wyze. a spine tingling moment for lee de wyze. the bashful illinois native is your newly annointed idol. lee edges out his bluesy laid back rival, crystal bowersox. she has a bright future ahead. >> we have been through this whole thing together. i couldn't be more proud. i feel like a proud mama. i love lee. >> the cards fell the way they d. i'm happy to be where i am at. i'm happy for her, too. >> reporter: there was another man of the hour, simon cowell. >> this is sadly's last night. >> reporter: a reality show villain that became a household name when we met him in 2002. >> i had a blast. i'm grateful and, you know, it's nice to leave on a high. >> though he hails from britain, after nine seasons he became as american as apple pie. he created several super s
jennifer davis is in l.a. with a look at how everything unfolded. >> reporter: more than 100,000 auditioned and wednesday night america narrowed it down to one. the new idol, a 24-year-old rocker who goes from selling paint to selling albums >> lee de wyze. a spine tingling moment for lee de wyze. the bashful illinois native is your newly annointed idol. lee edges out his bluesy laid back rival, crystal bowersox. she has a bright future ahead. >> we have been through this...
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jennifer davis, fox news. >>> new concerns tonight on day 91 of the gulf oil disaster. the government allowing b.p. to continue testing the cap covering the busted well, despite the news the well is leaking at the top. and word is something is also seeping from the sea floor nearby. phil keating has the latest from mississippi. >> reporter: b.p. continues to keep a close eye on the cap and the sea floor surrounding the busted well. over the weekend, the discovery of underground seepage sparked concern. in a shorely worded letter from admiral allen, charged there were a number of unanswered questions about b.p.'s monitoring of the ocean floor. he said testing on the well cap will continue because government scientists finally got those answers, and a commitment from b.p. to monitor the gulf floor. government officials are being cautious because they do not want the disaster to become worse. in louisiana, the government and coast guard officials are meeting for the third round of public hearings as they investigate the circumstances surrounding the oil rig explosion in la
jennifer davis, fox news. >>> new concerns tonight on day 91 of the gulf oil disaster. the government allowing b.p. to continue testing the cap covering the busted well, despite the news the well is leaking at the top. and word is something is also seeping from the sea floor nearby. phil keating has the latest from mississippi. >> reporter: b.p. continues to keep a close eye on the cap and the sea floor surrounding the busted well. over the weekend, the discovery of underground...
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fox 5's jennifer davis has a look at 11th hour push. >> reporter: the president visits capitol hill saturday noon, urging democratic lawmakers help him usher in a new reform bill. >> don't do it for me, don't do it for the democratic party, do it for the american people. they're the ones who are looking for action right now. >> reporter: top leaders say they have lined up enough votes to pass the biggest health care reform in history. >> we are on the verge of making great history for the american people and in doing so we'll make great progress for them as well. >> reporter: and the house will vote to approve the senate version of the bill which will be sent to the president and vote on the companion bill which will go to the house for approval. >> so i'm happy to announce i have a commitment of a significant majority of the united states senate to make that good law even better. >> reporter: the g.o.p. continues to fight the bill, calling it too big and too expensive and allege it will hurt small businesses by letting bureaucrats in washington make decisions instead of doctors. >> this fig
fox 5's jennifer davis has a look at 11th hour push. >> reporter: the president visits capitol hill saturday noon, urging democratic lawmakers help him usher in a new reform bill. >> don't do it for me, don't do it for the democratic party, do it for the american people. they're the ones who are looking for action right now. >> reporter: top leaders say they have lined up enough votes to pass the biggest health care reform in history. >> we are on the verge of making...
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on capitol hill, jennifer davis, fox5 news. >>> they're moving from the front lines to the front row. vets partnering with a local college to receive an extraordinary gift. we'll be right back. no oil has flowed into the gulf for weeks, but it's just the beginning of our work. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. my job is to listen to the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel and restaurant workers and find ways to help. that means working with communities. we have 19 centers in 4 states. we've made over 120,000 claims payments, more than $375 million. we've committed $20 billion to an independent claims fund to cover lost income until people impacted can get back to work. we'll keep looking for oil, cleaning it up if we find it and restoring the gulf coast. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. bp is gonna be here until the oil is gone and the people and businesses are back to normal... until we make this right. go t i pay the bills, and i want to know i'm getting the best bang for my buck. us
on capitol hill, jennifer davis, fox5 news. >>> they're moving from the front lines to the front row. vets partnering with a local college to receive an extraordinary gift. we'll be right back. no oil has flowed into the gulf for weeks, but it's just the beginning of our work. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. my job is to listen to the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel and restaurant workers and find ways...
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jennifer davis has more on what the chairman had to say. >> i would like to take this opportunity to apologize to the american people. >> reporter: bps apologetic chairman emerges from the white house after the first face-to- face meeting with president obama and he speaks to americans the first time. for starters, the oil giant agreed to make a $20 billion fund to pay claims to those whose lives and jobs have been decimated by the company's gulf coast oil spill. >> this is not a cap. the people of the gulf have my commitment that bp will meet its obligations to them. >> reporter: neither the government nor bp will control the escrow account. instead, the lawyer who oversaw the 9/11 compensation fund is appointed as the third party administrator. bp announced it won't pay dividends to shareholders this year. >> we made it clear to the president that words are not enough and we understand that we will and we should be judged by our actions. >> the company will create a $100 million fund to compensate oil rig workers who lost their job as a result of the disaster. >> what this is about
jennifer davis has more on what the chairman had to say. >> i would like to take this opportunity to apologize to the american people. >> reporter: bps apologetic chairman emerges from the white house after the first face-to- face meeting with president obama and he speaks to americans the first time. for starters, the oil giant agreed to make a $20 billion fund to pay claims to those whose lives and jobs have been decimated by the company's gulf coast oil spill. >> this is...
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jennifer davis reports. >> reporter: the recall highlights the need for congress to pass legislation to give the agency more authority to prevent food scares rather than react to them. for example, the fda can't order recalls. they remain voluntary. >> this has been a long standing gap in the fda's authority. the legislation that congress is currently considering would give us that authority and other critical tools. >> reporter: so far, roughly half a billion eggs have been recalled following reports of more than 1,000 salmonella cases nation wide linked to tainted eggs from two iowa farms. these are rarely inspected by the federal government but the fda says new safety rules that went into effect in july just after the current outbreak required producers to do more salmonella testing and could dramatically reduce future outbreaks. the source of the contamination investigation could take months. in the meantime, the fda chiefs avoid over-easy eggs. doctors say it's best to boil them. >> runny eggs is something you want to avoid. >> reporter: the fda commissioner says you can't tell
jennifer davis reports. >> reporter: the recall highlights the need for congress to pass legislation to give the agency more authority to prevent food scares rather than react to them. for example, the fda can't order recalls. they remain voluntary. >> this has been a long standing gap in the fda's authority. the legislation that congress is currently considering would give us that authority and other critical tools. >> reporter: so far, roughly half a billion eggs have been...
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in washington, jennifer davis, fox news. >> who would replace justice stevens? the white house isn't revealing names but there's already speculation. some possibilities include solicitor general elena kagan. also on the list, two federal appellate judges, diane wood of chicago and merrick garland. >>> another big retirement on the hill today. michigan congressman bart stupak. he's been taking a lot of heat lately from both sides of the aisle for supporting the health care overhaul. today he talked about threatening phone calls he's received. >> if you look at my elections, i win by huge margins. i know these folks. they wouldn't do that. so you sort of just ignore it and move on. and so it didn't play a big part. >> tea party activists are holding rallies this weekend in stupak's district. he says he's retiring because he's tired and he accomplished his goal of improving health care. >>> how about this? a milestone today on wall street street. the dow jones industrial average briefly went above the 11,000 mark today, the first time it went above 11,000 in 18 mon
in washington, jennifer davis, fox news. >> who would replace justice stevens? the white house isn't revealing names but there's already speculation. some possibilities include solicitor general elena kagan. also on the list, two federal appellate judges, diane wood of chicago and merrick garland. >>> another big retirement on the hill today. michigan congressman bart stupak. he's been taking a lot of heat lately from both sides of the aisle for supporting the health care...
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, -- jennifer davis, thank you. we take a closer look a bedell's fascination with the conspiracies and hear why a psychiatrist says that fascination turns so dangerous. you can find more information, watch video on the scene and get the latest on the suspect, all on myfoxdc.com. >>> convicted sniper lee boyd malvo set a letter of apology to a man he shot and wounded. last month he confessed to shooting the man in a parking lot of a louisiana mall. the man says he's glad malvo wrote the letter but questions the sincerity of it. malvo is serving a life sentence for the 2002 shooting spree that left ten people dead. >>> another big story we're following tonight. the district is taking action after the death of a toddler. the girl died after d.c. paramedics declined to take her to the hospital. fox 5's maureen umeh is live in the newsroom now with the fallout. >> reporter: shawn, two basic but very important questions an investigation will seek to answer. first, were professional procedures followed and second, were med
, -- jennifer davis, thank you. we take a closer look a bedell's fascination with the conspiracies and hear why a psychiatrist says that fascination turns so dangerous. you can find more information, watch video on the scene and get the latest on the suspect, all on myfoxdc.com. >>> convicted sniper lee boyd malvo set a letter of apology to a man he shot and wounded. last month he confessed to shooting the man in a parking lot of a louisiana mall. the man says he's glad malvo wrote the...
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jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >> the president has scheduled a meeting with his intelligence chief tuesday at the white house to discuss how to prevent another major security breach, and lawmakers are calling for congressional hearings on the incident and intelligence shortcomings. >>> more disturbing allegations surrounding the airline industry. a security check point left untended for 90 minutes. officials say it happened at the dallas/fort worth airport last month. does it want three agent to be disciplined for the incident which was discovered as the airport was shutting down poor the night. >>> new details on the bombing that killed 96 people in pakistan friday. tribal elders are vowing to keep fighting the taliban. the attack was aimed at a group of anti-taliban tribes men who were meeting in the area but it went off at a volleyball court instead. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has condemned the attack and says the u.s. continues to support pakistan's people and their struggle for democracy. >>> turning to the gun probe surrounding two star players for the washington wizards
jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >> the president has scheduled a meeting with his intelligence chief tuesday at the white house to discuss how to prevent another major security breach, and lawmakers are calling for congressional hearings on the incident and intelligence shortcomings. >>> more disturbing allegations surrounding the airline industry. a security check point left untended for 90 minutes. officials say it happened at the dallas/fort worth airport last month. does it want...
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. >> reporter: in washington, jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >> great idea. the group will make personalized pillows for children over the age of 6. to find the armed services ymca closest to you, to request a quilt or volunteer to make bun, go to www.myfoxdc.com and we will connect you. just click on web links. >>> thanks for joining us tonight at 5:00. the news edge at 6:00 starts right now. >>> first of all, they said it was a bogus ballot. you tell me what the real ballot is. will the real ballot stand up. >> reporter: major election controversy is brewing in maryland tonight. the source a controversial sample ballot that some say is fake. e
. >> reporter: in washington, jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >> great idea. the group will make personalized pillows for children over the age of 6. to find the armed services ymca closest to you, to request a quilt or volunteer to make bun, go to www.myfoxdc.com and we will connect you. just click on web links. >>> thanks for joining us tonight at 5:00. the news edge at 6:00 starts right now. >>> first of all, they said it was a bogus ballot. you tell me what the...
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fox 5s jennifer davis has the latest. >> reporter: the first lady interrupts the campaign swing to promote early voting, casting her own early ballot in her home town offing should chicago. she did a lost events and was valuable. >> reporter: candidates are working hard to sway the vast majority of voters who won't fill out their ballots until november 2nd. the two delaware candidates at the center of one of the most watched-races in the country -- country, squared off wednesday night and another forum on thursday. >> she's focused too little on the issues that matter to delawareans and few much on the issues that make for good sound bite. >> reporter: the democratic candidate said that his challenger doesn't have the experience or incite to leave. republican o'donnell, supported by the tea party, is trailing by double digits. >> more behind met polls and i believe we'll see a change. >> reporter: if the election were held today, 48% of likely voters would back the republican candidate in their congressional district, compared to 39% who would vote democratic. analysts say that is reflecte
fox 5s jennifer davis has the latest. >> reporter: the first lady interrupts the campaign swing to promote early voting, casting her own early ballot in her home town offing should chicago. she did a lost events and was valuable. >> reporter: candidates are working hard to sway the vast majority of voters who won't fill out their ballots until november 2nd. the two delaware candidates at the center of one of the most watched-races in the country -- country, squared off wednesday...
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fox 5's jennifer davis shows us how they do it. >> reporter: home sweet home for the horse family of eight as farm how was dating back to 1850 and they didn't pay a cent to buy it. >> we could have never afforded a place like this. >> reporter: myron horst lives in the house rent free for life and doesn't pay property taxes. he's taking part in maryland's cure tore ship program. >> we'll pinch ourselves, is it real we get to live here? >> reporter: he does pay to restore it. it all remains the property of the state. horst spent $90,000 in the first three months and has more work planned. >> given a lifetime lease you can just fixing it up because you get to enjoy it the rest of your life. >> reporter: his family also rents farmland from the state. for them it's a dream come true. >> we could never have afforded anything like this. we would have had to have been multi-millionaires and then if we were, we would be working at some office job and still not being able to enjoy it. >> reporter: the state of maryland is thrilled too. >> there are homes everywhere that states can't afford to
fox 5's jennifer davis shows us how they do it. >> reporter: home sweet home for the horse family of eight as farm how was dating back to 1850 and they didn't pay a cent to buy it. >> we could have never afforded a place like this. >> reporter: myron horst lives in the house rent free for life and doesn't pay property taxes. he's taking part in maryland's cure tore ship program. >> we'll pinch ourselves, is it real we get to live here? >> reporter: he does pay to...
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jennifer davis is live in the newsroom with the latest. jen? >> reporter: a top counterterrorism official said the christmas day terror plot is a clear example of the fact that al qaeda and other extremists are refining their message as they continue to attack th-- on the american soil. also, it's officially zeroed in on al qaeda as the driving force behind the bomb attempt. president barack obama in his weekly radio and internet address, announces it's clear an al qaeda affiliate in yemen ordered the christmas day plot against a u.s. airliner and trained and remembered the 23- year-old gijeerian man -- nigerian man accused in the bombing attempt. >> our nation is at war against a far-reaching network of the violence of hatred. >> reporter: the president said the preliminary review of the incident is revealing more about the nigerian suspect. >> it appears he joined an affiliate of al qaeda and this group, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, trained him and equipped him with the explosives and directed him to attack the plane headed for america.
jennifer davis is live in the newsroom with the latest. jen? >> reporter: a top counterterrorism official said the christmas day terror plot is a clear example of the fact that al qaeda and other extremists are refining their message as they continue to attack th-- on the american soil. also, it's officially zeroed in on al qaeda as the driving force behind the bomb attempt. president barack obama in his weekly radio and internet address, announces it's clear an al qaeda affiliate in...
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jennifer davis is piecing all of this together. >> reporter: police were called to a fight that broke out about 2:00 this afternoon between to movers, one of whom was attacking the other with a pair of brass knuckles. the movers were arguing about how to get a heavy piece of furniture out of the house. about it was all over the alleged attacker ran out of the home, hopped in the moving truck and took off. a neighbor who asked not to be identified saw the moving truck come tearing down her street headed right for her brand new suv. >> the truck sped and banged into our van and sped away. we started screaming and saying oh, stop, stop. but he kempt on going. >> reporter: the suspect hit her vehicle so hard, he pushed it into the neighbor's yard. >> lucky for us everyone was inside. the neighborhood is pretty quiet. we're grateful and thank god nothing else happened. >> reporter: but police say the man behind the wheel of this moving truck had just begun his trail of terror. >> once the vehicle entered on to u.s. 50, it allegedly attempted to strike a cheverly officer. >> reporter: princ
jennifer davis is piecing all of this together. >> reporter: police were called to a fight that broke out about 2:00 this afternoon between to movers, one of whom was attacking the other with a pair of brass knuckles. the movers were arguing about how to get a heavy piece of furniture out of the house. about it was all over the alleged attacker ran out of the home, hopped in the moving truck and took off. a neighbor who asked not to be identified saw the moving truck come tearing down her...
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fox 5's jennifer davis as the details on the congressional program hoping to change that for a few of those who bravely served our country. >>> under the imposing capital dome down a gleaming congressional hallway is the office bill collins has reported to for the last 22 months. >> every day coming to work it's hard to believe i'm actually here. >> reporter: the military hair- cut is a clue to his former high of. he was a lawyer for the marine corps until health issues forced him to retire in 2008. finding a job in the down economy was tough, so the father of three was thrilled when he learned about this fellowship through the wounded warrior program allowing him to serve for two years as a veterans affairs advisor and speak i of the house nancy if he lois -- speaker of the house nancy pelosi. a difficult road brought alex parkins to his fellowship in the sergeant in arms office one month ago. >> rolled over an improvised explosive device and it tore the humvee apart. >> reporter: there were only four of you in the humvee? >> only four. >> reporter: you're the only survivor. >> yes.
fox 5's jennifer davis as the details on the congressional program hoping to change that for a few of those who bravely served our country. >>> under the imposing capital dome down a gleaming congressional hallway is the office bill collins has reported to for the last 22 months. >> every day coming to work it's hard to believe i'm actually here. >> reporter: the military hair- cut is a clue to his former high of. he was a lawyer for the marine corps until health issues...
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jennifer davis has a closer look at the numbers and how congress is reacting to the job woes. >> reporter: economists worried last month's blizzard in the northeast would negatively affect job numbers. but the unemployment rate did not raise. it was -- not rise. it was frozen, holding steady. obama administration reacted after touring -- president obama reacted afr touring a business. >> this is better than expected considering the severe storms were estimated to have a depressing effect on the numbers. >> reporter: at a hearing of the joint economic committee, lawmakers expressed relief that employers cut fewer jobs than expected. they acknowledge the situation is dire for many. >> we are not anywhere near out of the woods yet. >> reporter: they continue to debate how to address the employment situation which is expected to be an issue in the november election. republicans well aware of populous frustration are blaming the president and democrats for not doing enough with the stimulus money to spur job growth. >> why did the administration and this congress pass the bill only to sit on t
jennifer davis has a closer look at the numbers and how congress is reacting to the job woes. >> reporter: economists worried last month's blizzard in the northeast would negatively affect job numbers. but the unemployment rate did not raise. it was -- not rise. it was frozen, holding steady. obama administration reacted after touring -- president obama reacted afr touring a business. >> this is better than expected considering the severe storms were estimated to have a depressing...
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jennifer davis is here with all the late breaking details. >> reporter: democrats need 216 votes to pass health care reform. after searching, bargaining and pushing for those votes all day today, leaders say they have lined up the support they need. they have have a straight up-or- down vote on the issue. president barack obama made a saturday visitto capitol hill rallying house democrats in one last effort to get a sweeping health care reform bill passed on sunday. >> it is in your hands. it is time to pass health care reform for america and i am confident that you are going to do it tomorrow. thank you very much, house of representatives. let's get this done. >> reporter: sunday afternoon the house will vote first to approve the senate's version of the health care bill. then on a second fix it resolution known as reconciliation. it would prohibit insurers from denying coverage because of pre- existing conditions and cut federal deficits over a decade. >> not only does it reduce the deficit, we pay for it responsibly. >> reporter: the debate appears to be tilting in favor of the preside
jennifer davis is here with all the late breaking details. >> reporter: democrats need 216 votes to pass health care reform. after searching, bargaining and pushing for those votes all day today, leaders say they have lined up the support they need. they have have a straight up-or- down vote on the issue. president barack obama made a saturday visitto capitol hill rallying house democrats in one last effort to get a sweeping health care reform bill passed on sunday. >> it is in your...
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jennifer davis live in the newsroom with the story. >> reporter:the nation's largest flight attendant union just complete add survey of thousands of its members at a variety of airlines and they overwhelming agree that big carry-on bags are becoming a very big problem. they want congress and the public to listen up and warn that failure to do so could endger anyone who flies. she managed to get this in the overhead bins on two different flights but admit it is wasn't easy. >> it was hard to drag it through the aisles. it bumps into everything. >> reporter: she managed to avoid what she cars the hassle of checking luggage this time but on past trips she has run into trouble getting this rolling bad on board. >> they asked me to check this bag in because it's too big. >> reporter: flightttendants say these kinds of big bags need to be checked because they pose a big danger. a new association of flight attendants survey of 4,000 members of 22 airlines found that more than 80% say they've been hurt in the past year dealing with carry-on bags in overhead bins. almost half said they've seen
jennifer davis live in the newsroom with the story. >> reporter:the nation's largest flight attendant union just complete add survey of thousands of its members at a variety of airlines and they overwhelming agree that big carry-on bags are becoming a very big problem. they want congress and the public to listen up and warn that failure to do so could endger anyone who flies. she managed to get this in the overhead bins on two different flights but admit it is wasn't easy. >> it was...